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1
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When was the big bang

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13.8 billion

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When does red-shift happen

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When a source is moving away

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When does blue shift happen

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When a source is moving towards

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How do we know our sun contains helium

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There are black lines in the spectrum of the light from the Sun where helium has absorbed light

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How do we know the universe is moving away from a single point

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Light spectra from edge of universe shows red shift

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6
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What shift has light from most galaxies been observed to have

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Red shift

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7
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Which galaxies are moving the fastest

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Furthest galaxies

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8
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What evidence that universe is expanding

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The furthest galaxies move fastest

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9
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What shows the universe was once very small

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It’s stil expanding

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10
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What are galaxies held together by

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Gravity

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11
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What can stop the expansion of the universe

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Gravity between galaxies

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12
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What can the presence of dark matter mean

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The average density of the universe would be much bigger

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13
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How much dark energy is universe made up of

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68%

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14
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How much of the universe is dark matter made up of

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27%

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15
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What takes up the remaining 5% of universe

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Normal matter

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16
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2 main types of telescope

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Refracting telescope - lense refract and focus the light

Reflecting telescope - curved mirrors reflect and focus the light

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Problems with refracting telescope

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Faint Image - some light reflects off the lens

Large lens needed to improve magnification - can be difficult to do

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How does reflecting telescope work

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Image formed by reflection from a curved mirror

Then magnified by secondary mirror

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19
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When/where first telescope invented

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Netherlands - 17th century

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20
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Optical telescope

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observe visible light from space

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21
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Optical telescope on the ground

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Can only be used at night

Can’t be used if cloudy weather

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Radio telescopes

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detect radio waves coming from space - can be used in bad weather as radio waves not blocked by clouds

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23
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Earth orbiting telescope designed for

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designed to relay astronomical data to the earth

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Space telescopes

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Telescopes in space observe whole sky

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25
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Why is moon considered a satellite

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Moves around Earth (orbits planet)

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26
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Do planets emit visible light

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No

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27
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What makes a satellite successfully orbit Earth

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When its speed is balanced by the pull of Earth’ gravity

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28
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Which satellite takes longest to orbit Earth

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Moon

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29
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Alternative to big bang theory

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Steady state

30
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Steady state theory

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Universe always existed without a beginning of time

31
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2 main theories

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Universe has always existed

Began from a small region

32
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What is a theory

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An attempt to explain phenomena in our universe

33
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What happened 300,000 years after the big bang

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Temperature dropped enough for atoms to form

34
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When was milky way formed

After billions of years galaxies start to form

A

5 billion years ago

8.7 billion years after the big bang

35
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Doppler effect

A

Source of waves

Wavelength and frequency remain constant

36
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What happens the faster a light souce moves

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The further its light will be shifted and the further away it is

37
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Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
CMBR

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The remains of energy created after Big Bang

38
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Which direction does CMBR come from

A

Every direction

39
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What depends on galaxies to stop expansion of universe

A

Mass of galaxies

How much space is between them

How much space they take up

Density

40
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What happened first 3 min after big bang

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Protons neutrons formed but it was too hot for atoms to form

41
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When did universe cool for atoms to form

A

380,000 years after big bang

42
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300-400 million years after big bang

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Earliest stars began to form

43
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When did humans first start to form

A

Between 5 - 7 million years ago

44
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1 way big bang supported by evidence

A

Cosmic microwave background radiation

45
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Light year

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Distance measured in space - distance light travels in 1 year

46
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How far is a lightyear
M km

A

186,000 miles
Per second
300,000 km

47
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Forces that act on a rocket as it takes off

A

Gravity

Drag force

48
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Forces that keep satellite in orbit

A

Gravity

Air resistence

Drag

49
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How to get satellites in orbit

A

Launching a satellite in orbit by attaching it to a rocket

50
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Which part of the Earth do satellites pass over

Geostationary orbit
Low polar orbit
Low earth orbit

A

Geostationary - above equator

Low polar - north pole south pole

Low earth - below 1000km from earth

51
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How long do satellites take to complete 1 orbit

Geostationary
Low polar
Low earth

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Geostationary - a day

Low polar - 90-120 min

Low earth - 90-120 min

52
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Do Geostationary, low polar, lower earth, satellite stay over same place

A

G - yes

LPO | LEO - no

53
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Which satellite checks on cyclones hurricanes and why

A

Geostationary and low earth orbit

G - provide continuous monitoring of the Earth’s surface

54
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Wat satellite checks on climate change

A

Low earth orbit

55
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Satellite takes 24 hours orbit earth radius is 42,000km

A

42,000 ➗ 24

56
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How to calculate a speed of satellite

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Speed = distance ➗ time

57
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ISS travels 42,725 how calculate radius of orbit

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2 x 3.14 x 42725

58
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State 1 similarity and 1 difference between refraction reflective telescope

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Refraction uses lens and reflective uses a curved mirror

both telescopes make a small, inverted image of whatever it’s pointed at

59
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How do scientists investigate universe

A

Use telescopes to different parts of electromagnetic spectrum to study objects in space

60
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Why hubble telescope uses mirrors not lenses

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To help astronomers see far away objects in space more clearly

61
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Advantages reflecting telescope

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Large apertures, no chromatic aberrations, excellent price value ratio

62
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Advantages refracting telescope

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Advantages - low maintanence, portability, sharp bright images

63
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Describe the orbit of an artificial satellite

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These orbits are much higher than polar orbits so satellites travel more slowly

64
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A table - average distance - 391,400, 42,200, 26000
Time taken - 28 days, 1 day, 12 hour, 3.8 hours

What conclusion

A

As average distance decreases average speed increases

65
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3 radiations

Alpha beta gamma

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Alpha - emission of an alpha particle

Beta - emission of electrons or positrons

Gamma - emission of energetic photons

66
Q

1st living things to go to space

A

Fruit flies

67
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Inflation theory

A

At the beginning of the universe expanded faster than the speed of light

68
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Disadvantages refraction telescope

A

Expensive

Limited aperture

Chromatic aberration

69
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Disadvantage reflection telescopes

A

Lack of poratbility

Lower contrast

Higher maintanence requirements

70
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Describe the action and purpose of a solar panel

A

convert sunlight into electrical energy

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